Here’s our view from @wellcometrust on the UK Govt announcement on the future of public health, inc formation of the National Institute for Health Protection to incorporate @PHE_uk. 1/5
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COVID-19 has clearly demonstrated the importance of investing in a strong, trusted and resilient public health system that can turn the UK’s deep expertise into action that improves health. 2/5
Public Health England wasn’t set up for success and has faced years of under-investment, so despite the UK’s scientific strengths inside and outside PHE, we were not as prepared for a pandemic as we should have been. 3/5
The pandemic has also shown that we need to find better ways to connect data with public health interventions locally and nationally. These mistakes must not be repeated in setting up a replacement. 4/5
And we mustn’t lose sight of the fact that public health threats are not limited to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. We cannot afford to neglect urgent public health challenges such as mental health and drug-resistant infections. 5/5
